Tanzanite Discoverer, Ngoma Dies
31/01/2019The man credited for the discovery of Tanzanite Minerals, Mzee Jumanne Ngoma, the precious gemstones found in Tanzania is dead. Mzee Ngoma died yesterday at the age of 80 on..
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Business & Economy
Kenyan NIC to Merge With CBA
31/01/2019Kenya’s NIC will merge with the country’s biggest privately owned bank, Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), to create the third-biggest bank in the region, the chairman of NIC said on.
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Business & Economy
Masama Mine to Sell First Coal In March
31/01/2019Botswana’s first privately owned coal mine, Masama mine, which is estimated to hold 390 million tonnes of coal reserves is expected to produce its first saleable coal in March, the.
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Africa
Tanzania, South Africa and Kenya Benefit Most From Investments in Local Seed Business Activities
30/01/2019Global seed companies are adapting their products to combat the impact of climate change and address nutrition needs. But limited access to quality seed in many emerging economies persists, with.
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Gbenga Oyebode Joins Green Africa Airways’ Board of Directors
30/01/2019Green Africa Airways, a Nigeria-based airline, has just made an announcement that Mr. Gbenga Oyebode has joined its Founding Board of Directors. Mr. Oyebode, who is widely recognized as a.
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Trade and Investment
UNECA, Morocco in talks concerning African Continental Free Trade Area
30/01/2019On Tuesday 29th of January, the executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Vera Songwe and Morocco’s foreign affairs and international cooperation minister, Nasser Bourita engaged in talks regarding.
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Sports & Entertainment
76-Year-Old Egyptian Defies Age to Win Swimming Medal
30/01/2019“Nagwa Ghorab is a 76-year-old Egyptian who has defied whatever obstacle there is to swimming. Proving that everyone that age is not an obstacle, she says “if you have the.
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Industry
Miners Demand Restructuring of Power Firm
30/01/2019South African miners have warned that tariff hikes alone would not solve Eskom’s problems. The group supports a restructuring of struggling state power firm Eskom to boost competition in the.
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Money & Markets
Nairobi Stock Exchange to Launch Derivatives Market
30/01/2019The Nairobi stock exchange, Kenya aims to launch a derivatives market in the first half of 2019 after long delays and wants to list at least two new firms by.
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International
North America
US Slides Down in TI Rating In 2018.
29/01/2019The United States went down four points lower on a global anti-corruption index in 2018, dropping out of the top 20 countries for the first time since 2011. The Transparency.
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